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Grow in confidence parenting your preschooler with this six week Toolbox parenting course.


Grow in confidence parenting your preschooler with this six week Toolbox parenting course.

Facilitated, in-person or online
Learn how to positively parent your little one
Parenting your toddler or preschooler comes with a surprising amount of unexpected challenges: sleep deprivation, strong-willed two-year-olds, picky eaters and lots of big feelings! Toolbox Preschool Years covers the key topics and milestones for this age group:
Six sessions over six weeks:
Learn ways to build connection with your preschooler
Consider your own parenting style and self-care needs, your home atmosphere and how we can get our kids on-side.
Discuss a parent coach approach to emotions and how they play out at different ages and stages.
Consider a parent coach approach to behaviour and the importance parenting on the same page with those in your family and wider whānau.
Learn about common parenting challenges and how to approach them. Discuss the healthy mind platter and getting balance in your home.
Explore the power of play, routines and rhythms. Consider your family dream - your values and hopes for your family relationships.
Invest in your parenting and your family relationships.
Why do this course?
How we were raised can shape our own parenting views and styles. Figure out what works and what doesn't for your own family.
Big emotions feature in every age and stage of parenting, for both you and your child. Learn what's normal, how to manage and when to seek more help.
How to show up with your partner, extended family and whānau as a united front to raise your kids.
You need to look after yourself so you can care for your kids. They're learning from what you model.
Build positive family connections and learn how to rupture and repair with your child at every age and stage.
Parenting isn't perfect. But you're here - willing to learn, grow and change. Be kind to yourself as you move through different stages and new challenges with your preschooler.
Toolbox Preschool Years is a six-week parenting course for parents and caregivers of child/ren aged 2-4 years old.
Toolbox Preschool Years is available as a facilitated online course through zoom. Sign up now to grow in confidence parenting your preschooler.


Toolbox Preschool Years is available as a facilitated online course through zoom. Sign up now to grow in confidence parenting your preschooler.
“It’s changed my whole perspective on parenting. I’m a new mum and had a lot of trauma in my childhood and I didn’t want to raise my daughter the same way I was raised. Doing this parenting course and being able to share what I’ve learnt with my family at home has been amazing. They have all jumped on board and our communication as a family is a lot better now. I have more understanding about certain things my child does that I didn’t know prior to this course, and we have built a beautiful connection. I’m more confident as a parent and I’ve seen the changes in my parenting and in my toddler from doing this course”
– Parent
Toolbox Preschool Years“I recognised that the way I was handling certain situations wasn't helpful and that I needed to look further into why my child was behaving in that way. This allowed me to handle the situation in a calmer manner. This has helped, not only for me, but my husband and my child, as I don't blow up and the situation is not exacerbated.”
– Parent
Toolbox Preschool Years“It has had such a positive impact on our parenting. It’s hard to know whether it’s the age/stage thing but I think the underlying factor is that my partner and I are both more aware, a lot more conscious of what we’re saying and on board using the same tools and strategies which makes a huge difference. I can’t thank you enough for the wonderful course and Griff for the delivery of it. You were amazing, so encouraging, not judgemental in the slightest and made us enthusiastic and excited to share the content of each session. Thank you so much!!!!”
– Parent
Toolbox Preschool Years“It has made me a more attentive father and has helped me be less absent and has also helped with my overall mental health and has shown me I'm not a dead beat dad. I have struggled with depression so I feel a lot better knowing how to understand myself and my children.”
– Parent
Toolbox Preschool Years“My husband and I have done the course together so it has given us time and space to reflect on parenting together. Running over 6 weeks has been great for us to implement strategies and reflect on things each week. It’s had a very positive impact!”
– Parent
Toolbox Preschool Years“Participants shared how they felt supported doing the course. "Learning to listen & empathise more with my son is helping me resolve issues & create a stronger bond." "I enjoyed the programme overall and have recommended it to friends." "Enjoyed the clear and precise modules."”
– Toolbox facilitator, Dunedin
Toolbox Preschool Years“Toolbox has given us more ideas and tools to manage emotions and behaviour and has facilitated conversations with my husband to help streamline our parenting”
– Toolbox parent
Toolbox Preschool Years